"My Computer" on Drives Menu.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 08 Apr 2008 22:14

serendipity wrote:@JC: Sorry for singling you out, but I sometimes use my laptop for several hours a day without mouse and can perfectly use both left and right click without problems. I think its unfair to overlook right clicks just because you dont like (have difficult time) using them,

Hey...go right ahead and single me out! I don't mind at all!

My main points were:
1) If it an't broke, don't fix it...and it ain't really broke at the moment.
2) If there is a choice of how to do it, using left-click/tap is (I believe) somewhat preferable to right...I'm not at all saying it's undesirable (IMO) to have functions use right, just that, if possible, to use left, ok? Some other people I've talked to over years feel the same way...

Post by **serendipity** » 08 Apr 2008 22:21

j_c_hallgren wrote:My main points were:
1) If it an't broke, don't fix it...and it ain't really broke at the moment.
2) If there is a choice of how to do it, using left-click/tap is (I believe) somewhat preferable to right...I'm not at all saying it's undesirable (IMO) to have functions use right, just that, if possible, to use left, ok? Some other people I've talked to over years feel the same way...

Ah! those are perfectly valid points.

Post by **admin** » 08 Apr 2008 22:38

So how does everybody like the new button? Me likes!

Post by **serendipity** » 08 Apr 2008 22:41

admin wrote:So how does everybody like the new button? Me likes!

Me too! and kicked drives button out.

Muroph · Post by **Muroph** » 09 Apr 2008 02:41

yup.
my computer in, drives out.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 09 Apr 2008 02:46

Muroph wrote:yup.
my computer in, drives out.

Me three! I put the Drives icon back in the shipping crate!

Post by **TheQwerty** » 09 Apr 2008 13:26

That's it! I'm going back to Windows Explorer!

You added this button and it works perfectly, but there's no little arrow on the icon so I know the default left click action displays a menu. And that has absolutely destroyed my week!

How inconsistent and awful of you! Good riddance!

But seriously, aside from the missing arrow, it's perfect. Thanks Don!

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 09 Apr 2008 13:34

TheQwerty wrote:That's it! I'm going back to Windows Explorer!

TheQwerty wrote:there's no little arrow on the icon so I know the default left click action displays a menu

You know, just for the record : that little arrow doesn't usually mean a menu will be popup, quite the contrary in fact : it means a left-click will trigger an action, but you can click on that little arrow instead to get a menu.
Like Back: press it to go back, or the arrow to popup the History. So here, it would mean pressing the button would go to My Computer, and pressing the arrow would popup the menu.

You know, just saying...

Post by **TheQwerty** » 09 Apr 2008 14:03

jacky wrote:
TheQwerty wrote:That's it! I'm going back to Windows Explorer!

TheQwerty wrote:there's no little arrow on the icon so I know the default left click action displays a menu
You know, just for the record : that little arrow doesn't usually mean a menu will be popup, quite the contrary in fact : it means a left-click will trigger an action, but you can click on that little arrow instead to get a menu.
Like Back: press it to go back, or the arrow to popup the History. So here, it would mean pressing the button would go to My Computer, and pressing the arrow would popup the menu.

You know, just saying...

That's what that arrow means, but I'm talking about the other arrow.

I mean the icon overlay arrow like Hotlist, List Management, Sort By, Drives, etc. have.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 09 Apr 2008 14:06

TheQwerty wrote:I'm talking about the other arrow.

Oh, right, that arrow! I don't have any button with such arrow so I had completely forgotten about that one! My bad. Okay, you're right to go back to Explorer then

Post by **admin** » 10 Apr 2008 10:41

jacky wrote:
TheQwerty wrote:I'm talking about the other arrow.
Oh, right, that arrow! I don't have any button with such arrow so I had completely forgotten about that one! My bad. Okay, you're right to go back to Explorer then

I'm not sure if I like the arrows at all! What about simply removing them all...

Post by **TheQwerty** » 10 Apr 2008 13:01

admin wrote:I'm not sure if I like the arrows at all! What about simply removing them all...

To be honest, I like them and it seems to be standard convention if the icon's default action is a menu.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 10 Apr 2008 15:57

TheQwerty wrote:
admin wrote:I'm not sure if I like the arrows at all! What about simply removing them all...
To be honest, I like them and it seems to be standard convention if the icon's default action is a menu.

I concur with TheQwerty on this...plus I don't see any harm/downside in those arrows, so I'd keep them...it helps as reminder of which icons are menu ones vs action ones as stated.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 10 Apr 2008 16:38

As I said, I don't happen to use any of those buttons, but I do think that the arrow makes sense, and helps identifying which buttons "does something" and which pops up a menu.

Post by **admin** » 10 Apr 2008 18:59

Okay, arrows stay.